Kirk Cousins,who wanted to be a doctor when growing up, received an honorary doctorate of humanities from MSU before giving MSU’s commencement speech on May 10, 2019. The story is one of how someone helped him stay at Michigan State University after his first practice when he was ready to leave, return to Holland,Michigan, play football at Hope College and become a medical doctor. If he had done that,he never would have had a great football career first at Michigan State University and now in the NFL. When he was ready to leave,it was a junior upperclassman, Justin Kershaw, who talked to him and encouraged him to stay on. The rest is history. The lesson is when you see a person in need,you must be ready to step in and give encouragement so the person does not give up